White House officials and Republican lawmakers gathered at the Kennedy Center at 6 p.m. to hold a prayer vigil in remembrance of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
On Saturday, after long promising to impose consequences on Russia in an effort to get President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table to end the war in Ukraine, President Donald Trump pressed NATO nations to join him before he imposes potential sanctions.
Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday that there is an appetite in Congress to impose sanctions on Russia, which he said are "overdue."
Trump plans to speak with Polish President Nawrocki, official says
There are plans for President Donald Trump to speak to Polish President Karol Nawrocki on Wednesday, a White House official told ABC News.
The official adds that Trump and the White House are "tracking the reports out of Poland."
Polish President Nawrocki visited the White House just last week. The leader had a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office alongside Trump. The Polish constitution, however, does not give the president the prerogative to conduct foreign policy. That is the sole domain of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the government.
President Donald Trump and Polish President Karol Nawrocki walk down the Colonnade on the way to the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, September 3, 2025.
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Polish airspace was violated by Russian drones overnight, the country's prime minister said, in a torrent of activity that triggered a response from NATO.
-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart
Sep 10, 2025, 5:45 AM EDT
Anti-war group heckles Trump at DC restaurant
Activists from the anti-war group CodePink confronted President Donald Trump during his visit to Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab in Washington, D.C., protesting the ongoing use of federal law enforcement and the National Guard in the nation's capital, as well as the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
As Trump entered the 15th Street Corridor restaurant, with Vice President JD Vance, Secretaries Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth, and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, a woman screamed, "You're not welcome here!"
Another woman yelled back, "Yes, he is!" A third woman shouted, "We love you, President Trump."
Four women made up the small group of protesters. Two held Palestinian flags and stood just feet away from the president. Several of them were later identified as supporters of the anti-war group CodePink. They chanted, "Free D.C., Free Palestine."
President Donald Trump waves as he leaves from the Joe's Seafood restaurant near the White House after dinner, in Washington, D.C., Sept. 9, 2025.
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As the group continued to heckle, Trump held out his arm and waved to the Secret Service in their direction before saying, "Come on, let's go."
A moment later, demonstrators were moved as Vance took his seat in the middle of a large dinner table in one of the restaurant's dining halls.
While slowly being escorted out, the women continued to heckle Trump and members of his Cabinet, calling out toward the president.
The rare visit by Trump to dine at a D.C. restaurant came amid the ongoing federal use of law enforcement in the city, which administration officials said has reduced crime. Days earlier, when asked by a reporter if he would dine in the District, Trump responded he might.
Joe's Stone Crab, known locally as Joe's, has become a popular dining spot across the aisle in the District. The restaurant, which opened in 2014, seats about 450 to 500 guests and regularly hosts dignitaries, celebrities, and politicians, as well as tourists and locals. It is an offshoot of the original Joe's Stone Crab in Miami, founded in 1913.
"You should be ashamed he was welcomed here, he's terrorizing communities in D.C.," one protester yelled. Secretary Rubio appeared to respond, saying, "Bye."
Several restaurant guests booed the demonstrators as they were guided out of the building.
CodePink's D.C. organizer, Olivia DiNucci, said in a statement, "Trump looked us in the eyes, and we made sure he would never dine in peace while communities are under siege."
-ABC News' Beatrice Peterson
Sep 09, 2025, 10:43 PM EDT
Appeals court pauses ruling that found use of federal troops in LA unlawful
A federal appeals court on Tuesday stayed a court order that had found the Trump administration’s use of federal troops in Los Angeles to conduct law enforcement operations to be unlawful.
The appeals court did not consider the strength of either side’s arguments; instead, the decision effectively stops the clock while the lawsuit makes its way up the courts.
Breyer’s decision – which prohibited troops from engaging in arrests, searches, or security patrols – was set to take effect on Sept. 12. While his order was confined to the Los Angeles deployment, Breyer warned that the practice of federalizing the National Guard in big cities risks creating a “national police force with the president as its chief."
In a separate decision on Tuesday, Breyer stalled a recent request from California Gov. Gavin Newsom to block the federalization of the National Guard in California. He wrote that the “complicated and fragmented procedural posture” of Newsom’s lawsuit made him “skeptical” he could take up the request.
Though neither decision considered President Donald Trump or Newsom’s legal arguments, the dual rulings are a practical win for President Trump, as he seeks to broaden his use of the military to combat crime domestically.
-ABC News' Peter Charalambous
Sep 09, 2025, 10:13 PM EDT
Judge blocks Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.
"At this preliminary stage, the Court finds that Cook has made a strong showing that her purported removal was done in violation of the Federal Reserve Act's 'for cause' provision," U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb wrote in a ruling Tuesday evening granting a preliminary injunction.
Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook listens during an open meeting of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve, June 25, 2025, in Washington.
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Cobb will enter an order requiring the Federal Reserve to let Cook continue serving in her role.
The decision comes one week ahead of the Federal Reserve's next meeting, which is scheduled to begin on Sept. 16.
While the Trump administration asked the judge to delay her decision to allow an appeal, she denied their request in part because she said the public interest favors Cook staying in her role.
"Cook is one of seven members of a Board that is, by design, not intended to be susceptible to policy pressure, let alone tasked with implementing the President's agenda," Cobb wrote.
The judge concluded that Trump's attempted firing of Cook likely violated the Federal Reserve Act, which limits the basis for firing a governor to their behavior in office, and ran afoul of Cook's due process rights.
The judge said Cook demonstrated that her removal would cause irreparable harm, writing that the independence of the Federal Reserve is "critical in helping the nation's 'banking system to promote stability.'"
Cobb also criticized the Trump administration for advancing what she called an "absurd" argument about the scope of the president's power, which they argued allowed Trump to not only remove Cook but also barred a court from reviewing his action.
Cook's attorney, Abbe Lowell, applauded the judge’s ruling, saying it "recognizes and reaffirms the importance of safeguarding the independence of the Federal Reserve from illegal political interference."
The statement added that Cook will "continue to carry out her sworn duties as a Senate-confirmed Board Governor.”
-ABC News' Katherine Faulders, Alex Mallin, Peter Charalambous and Olivia Rubin